With Thanksgiving just passed and Christmas coming up, I like to take some extra time out of my crazy days to appreciate all that I have to be thankful for. It can be so easy to get swept up with the tide and spend too much time envying someone else than to take a step back and really realize how good you've got it.
1) My Family
I'm sure everyone thinks their family is kind of out there but sometimes my family is down right crazy. I love it though. They may be nuts, but they're my nuts and I'm so blessed to have so many people to stand behind me and love me.
2) My Job
It might be organized chaos at times but I'm so thankful for my job and I'm so lucky to be working in a field I'm so passionate about. I love all of our customers and I have the absolute best coworkers.
3) My Friends
I have a very close circle of friend sin my life and I could not be more grateful for their support. It's great to have people in your life that you can count on to tell you the truth when you're being crazy, but also egg you on and instigate plotting.
4) My Boyfriend
There's nothing more beautiful in life than finding someone to build a life with. It's been a wild ride and I can't wait to see what the future has in store.
5) My Home
Growing up I only ever dreamed of leaving town but here I am, excited to be back. This own is where I grew up and now where I'm learning how to live life.
6) Being an American
It's easy to get swept up in picking side sides on elections and social matters but at the end of the day I'm thankful to live in this country. Things aren't always perfect and ideal but I wouldn't want to live anywhere else than the home of the free.
7) My Health
It's been a pretty crazy 18 months and sometimes things are still kind of sketchy every now and then but I'm doing a lot better than so many other people out there. I'm alive and for the most part in good health and I couldn't ask for anything more than that.
8) Netflix
The always welcome device for procrastination. You bet I finished Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life in 48 hours and now I've moved on to simultaneously binging on old episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Netflix's new original series: The Crown. I'm thinking of just hibernating/binge watching shows until spring.
9) School
So school is sometimes the toughest thing to be thankful for because it causes so much stress and unhappiness, but I'm still thankful to be able pursue a higher education and work for a better future.
10) Winter Break
It's been a crazy semester and I'm ready for a well deserved break before returning to the reality that is Spring Semester. I'm ready for a month of no school, extra hours at work, birthday festivities, and holiday celebrations with my family.